Acronym for "Fusil Automatique, Manufacture d'Armes de St. Etienne". The standard-issue French assault rifle of bullpup design, first put into production in the late 1970's, and later rechambered to comply with NATO standard 5.56 rounds.
The FAMAS is still in use today and is, in the submitter's opinion, one of the only decent products France has ever managed to produce.
"Holy shit, that guy has a FAMAS."
The noobiest gun on Ranbow Six Vegas 2. Players resort to the FAMAS when consistently losing matches and all other tactics have failed.
OMG. How in the heck did that guy just kill me? He was spraying all over the place. What do you expect? The noob is using the FAMAS.
1. Acronym for Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de St-Etienne, or "Assault Rifle--St. Etienne Arms Factory".
The FAMAS is an assault rifle in use by French military and government units, notably the French Foreign Legion. It uses NATO standard 5.56mm bullets and comes in a variety of models and modifications. It is made in 'bullpup' configuration (imagine loading a magazine behind the handle and trigger .) Usually colored solid black and has a very futuristic/military look.
2. An assault weapon used in some video games, most notably CounterStrike and Metal Gear Solid. Also appears in some movies.
"When I play CS, I like to go as the GIGN. That includes all French guns. P90, FN, and that FAMAS thingy."
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Fusil Automatique, Manufacture d'Armes de St. Etienne
Manufactured by Giat. 5.56x45mm NATO, 25-round clip. Bullpup. 1000 RPM.
French standard-issue assault rifle.
"FAMAS's are cool...but if one learns it's French, they won't like it. Idiots. The French can be idiots, but their FAMAS is cool!"
-me
Weapon of choice for the self-proclaimed Gods of wordFirearms/word. In reality it's a lamer weapon for noobs with tiny penises.
pmg! fucking famas whore lamer noob!
The French service rifle which was the first in the world to use a bullpup format.